Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-09-15
For God, and Home, and Native
Land"

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Land"
living writer. describing an ideal Chris
tian woman, says of her,
''Still pressing on her upward road
She strove TO win all hearts for heaven,
And counted no man wholly lost
Who lived, so yet might be forgiven"
n w. G. T. u. woman writing
from Texas says the foreign and
colored voters defeated the Amend
ment in Texas. Apropos to this,
we give the following item from
an exchange; "The noted colored
Bishop Turner, of Georgia, was not
allowed to speak in San Antonio,
Texas, recently"
1t seems that one kind of prohibi-
ton succeeds in Texas.
However much the giving of
political power to women may
disagree with our notions of
propriety, we conclude that being
required by that first prerequisite to
greater happiness, the law of equal
freedom, such concession is un-
questionably right and good.-Her-
bert Spencer.
Mrs. Claflin, the wife of Ex-
Governor Claflin, shocked by the
profanity of the children largelv
OF foreign parentage) met in the
streets near their summer home in
Newtonville, Mass, was impressed
that the season could not be devoted
to better purpose than to attempt
a reformation in this respect. She
invited the children, especially from
certain out-vilages of the city, to
her beautiful home, and proposed
the formation of club, to be call
ed the Loyal League, to be Differed
10y the young people themselves,
taking special care that the bow
who was the chief offender in the
use of oaths should be the vice
president of the Club. A regular
organization, with constitution and
bylaws, was formed, the members
all signing a pledge to use no oaths
or vulgar langua &c, neither alcoholic
liquors nor tobacco; and to seek
to perform as many acts of kind
ness as possible. A fine play.
ground on the premises was arrang-
ed for them. AT their meetings.
which were quite frequent, all the
tormalties ola well-conducted club
were scrupulously attended to-of
itself an invaluable discipline for
the children. Any breaches of the
pledge were then considered. the
lads themselves proposing a fine in
such cases, and the members were
called upon to mention any acts of
thoughtfulness or kindness that
they had performed for others since
the previous meeting.
Any one can see what an admir-
able discipline this must be for these
boys with little refinement in their
homes, or promptings to works OF
mercy or sympathy. The results
have been very grateful to the
generous lady patron of the Club,
who has enjoyed the work as well
as her rough 7oroteges. The boys
and girls have continued the meet
ings with great enthusiasm. The
subsistence of oaths and the deadly
Cigarette has been quite marked,
and a softening and purifying in
fluence, growing out Of association
with cultivated and kindly older
friends who have mingled in their
meetings and aided them in their
songs and sports, has been noticed
during even the short period that
the good work has been going on.
We have taken pleasure in re-
cording the incidents Of this truly
Christian work as profitable
suggestion to hundreds Of other
ladies whose homes are not far
distant from scores Of little children
enjoying little but the culture of the
streets, and yet readily accessible to
| Christian kindness and wholesome
instruction in good manners and
morals, and in acts Of sympathy and
| loye.-Zion'8 Herald.
Go to Frampton & Douthit.